372: Chapter 372 Coercion and Enticement - Unyielding Pride

"Jiang Chen, if you are concerned for your life, you can put your mind at ease." The Fox Heavenly King's tone turned heavy, every word clear. "The current Demon Emperor has a magnanimity as vast as the sea. As long as you serve him sincerely, he will not only ensure your safety but also place the entire Azure Blue Star under your command. All we ask is for your assistance in seeking clues regarding the resting place of Donghuang Taiyi."

She paused, a sharp glint flickering in her eyes. "But if you insist on a falling out—then you will be the enemy of all the Descendants of the Demon Race. Weigh the gains and losses for yourself."

Jiang Chen laughed toward the sky, his voice shaking the clouds and his heroism rending the air. "From the moment I first opened my eyes, I have never knelt to anyone! You? You're not qualified! Even if Donghuang Taiyi were resurrected and came here himself, I would give him the same answer!"

"Fox Heavenly King, stop wasting your breath!" The Tiger Heavenly King suddenly crushed the ground beneath him, his fangs bared and killing intent overflowing. "This man is a piece of hard iron to his core; he can't be persuaded, only refined! Let's join forces to cast the 'Nine Yin Soul-Locking Array,' capture him alive, extract his soul, refine his spirit, and seize his origin!"

"Jiang Chen, we have said all there is to say." A faint light flickered at the Fox Heavenly King's fingertips, her tone icy. "If you persist in your delusions, we will suppress you with secret arts—the power is difficult to control, so if your body and soul are extinguished on the spot... you can't blame anyone else."

One red and one black, one soft and one hard; they were putting on quite a lively performance.

Jiang Chen shook his head and laughed, as if watching two monkeys playing. "Aren't you tired of acting? Why not save your strength and show your true skills. Use all the trump cards you've kept hidden—if the fight makes my hands itch, I'll leave your corpses intact; if the fight doesn't excite me... then I'll break your limbs, cripple your cultivation, and throw you back to the Demon Realm to feed the dogs."

The Fox Heavenly King's face darkened instantly, her nails digging deep into her palms. "Jiang Chen, I gave you an out, but you kicked it away—then don't blame us for being ruthless!"

"Your glory ends here!" The Tiger Heavenly King slammed his fists together, baleful aura surging around him, his eyes burning with a near-frenzied fighting intent. "Once I nail you to the eye of the array and slowly refine your Primordial Spirit, I'll see if you can still be so stubborn!"

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "You two Demon Kings, from your posture, it seems you are certain of victory."

"I fear this secret art can stir the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and shatter the Netherworld and Yellow Springs. I'll have to keep my eyes wide open and take a good look."

"If you disappoint me... hmph, once my wrath rises, not a single one of you will leave with your lives."

Before his voice finished echoing, a killing intent as grim as ten-thousand-year-old profound ice exploded. The cold was bone-chilling, piercing through to the marrow, and the entire scene fell into an instant, deathly silence.

The onlookers all felt their hearts tighten, their spines tingle, and cold sweat pour down.

With just his overflowing killing intent, which had nearly solidified into substance, Jiang Chen caused everyone's reverence to skyrocket, and they even subconsciously lightened their breathing.

Standing alone against the two great Demon Kings, his posture was as stable as a mountain and deep as an abyss, his momentum like a rainbow piercing the sun, domineering to the point of suffocation.

The crowd immediately boiled over, waves of sound surging.

"How much blood is on Lord Jiang Chen's hands? This killing intent is even more terrifying than a God of War crawling out of an Asura slaughterhouse!"

"In All Heavens and Myriad Realms, I'm afraid one couldn't find a second person with such peerless elegance."

"Our Azure Blue Star is tucked away in a corner, yet we could attract Lord Jiang Chen's personal visit—what a monumental stroke of luck!"

"With him presiding here, why worry that the Azure Blue Star won't flourish? For the next hundred or thousand years, it will surely be boundlessly prosperous. We've truly hit the jackpot!"

Before the clamor subsided, the two great Demon Kings already looked solemn. The demon power within them surged like boiling water, the void hummed and trembled, and the entire martial arts stage began to crack and groan as gravel tumbled down, looking as if it might collapse at any moment.

A black demon qi, thick as ink, erupted from their bodies, churning and converging. In the blink of an eye, it spread out into a grim, demon-aura-filled domain—the Demon Domain!

The two kings stood in the center of the domain, wrapped in demonic light. Their brows were filled with the air of Demon Sovereigns who looked down upon all living beings, as if the heavens and earth were their backdrop and all spirits were their slaves, with them alone as the masters.

"The Demon Domain is complete! Jiang Chen, all your methods within this realm will be like a clay ox entering the sea—utterly futile."

The Fox Heavenly King sneered savagely, "Struggle slowly; death is inescapable anyway. We want to see what kind of pathetic expression a dignified sword dao genius will show before he dies!"

"Just a mere domain?" Jiang Chen pressed the tip of his tongue against his upper palate and gave a crisp snap of his fingers.

In an instant, a vast golden light surged from his body like a raging sea. A peerlessly sharp sword intent soared into the sky, tearing through the firmament. Following that, a magnificent and majestic Golden Sword Domain rose from the ground—

Jiang Chen stood within it with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering. His sword pressure was as heavy as a prison; he was like the Emperor of Swords, revered by ten thousand blades!

That supreme sword momentum, which swept across the eight directions and suppressed the vastness, was like a giant wave crashing against the shore. It instantly crushed the oppressive feeling of the Demon Domain, and even the residual demon intent was ground into nothingness.

The pupils of the Fox Heavenly King and Tiger Heavenly King shrank abruptly, their faces losing color in horror.

But things had reached this point; there was no turning back—either Jiang Chen would fall, or the Demon Race's efforts would end in failure.

Moreover, Jiang Chen was stronger than expected. If he were left alive, the Demon Race's schemes to meddle with the Azure Blue Star and search for Donghuang Taiyi's resting place would be completely severed.

Both of them had come under the secret orders of the Demon Emperor. If they failed here, they feared they would be skinned, have their tendons pulled, and be imprisoned in the Black Prison forever upon their return.

Thus, they gritted their teeth and activated their origins, pouring out all their strength, vowing to completely suppress and kill Jiang Chen!

"Even if you also have a domain, under our combined efforts, it will still be full of holes!"

The Fox Heavenly King let out a sharp cry, and a crimson flame demon eye suddenly split open in the center of her forehead. A vortex spun rapidly within the eye, and the demonic light was so brilliant it seemed capable of devouring souls and tearing apart divine sense!

This was the Soul-Devouring Magic Eye. Those hit by it would have their three souls leave their bodies and their seven spirits dissipate, turning them into puppets to be driven at will, a fate worse than death.

Wuming watched with a tightening chest, his fingertips turning white. He almost didn't dare to blink—how would his Lord break through this tribulation?

On the other side, the Tiger Heavenly King also acted boldly. His body expanded violently, transforming into a white-fronted, hanging-eyed tiger several hundred zhang tall. With grim fangs, he let out a roar to the heavens!

Visible sound waves, carrying a destructive astral wind like blades and sabers, split the void and slashed down toward Jiang Chen's head.

The two kings struck together, the power of their blow shaking the heavens and earth.

The faces of the surrounding spectators turned pale, their hearts sinking like lead—

"Lord Jiang Chen's talent is peerless, but he is ultimately young. How can two fists rival four hands when facing two great Demon Kings alone?"

"Youthful impetuousness is common. Besides, for an eternal and rare peerless monster like Lord Jiang Chen, who can say it's wrong for him to be a bit arrogant?"

"If he can truly survive today, it's not impossible for him to prove his path as a Taiyi Golden Immortal in the future, living as long as the heavens and wandering freely through the realms... It's just a pity that his brilliance is too sharp, which ultimately invites disaster."

"Indeed, when the two kings strike together, even ghosts and gods must avoid them. This hurdle... I'm afraid he really won't be able to pass it."

Before their sighs could finish, everyone was suddenly stunned—

They saw Jiang Chen facing the overwhelming killing force, his fighting intent erupting like a volcano, his eyes blazing bright like two burning suns!

"Fox Heavenly King, you have an extraordinary skeleton, yet you abandoned the Fox Clan's origin Charm Arts and innate divine abilities to force the refinement of the Soul-Devouring Magic Eye. This kind of dark and sinister evil law is completely incompatible with your bloodline and nature. To be so exceptionally talented yet destroy your own foundation—fools as deluded as you are everywhere in the mountains and fields."

Before Jiang Chen's voice had even faded, two blinding golden rays suddenly exploded from his pupils like divine swords piercing the void, slashing directly at the vertical pupil on the Fox Heavenly King's brow. That third eye shattered on the spot, blood splattering, and in the blink of an eye, it collapsed and was annihilated.